diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
index 71e1c553..42d45002 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ jobs:
     uses: burnt-labs/xion/.github/workflows/docker-push.yaml@main
     secrets: inherit
 
+  push-heighliner:
+    name: Push Heighliner Images
+    needs: build-docker
+    uses: burnt-labs/xion/.github/workflows/heighliner-push.yaml@main
+    secrets: inherit
+
   docker-scout:
     name: Docker Scout
     needs: build-docker
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yaml
index e8d55834..aa005089 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: goreleaser
           version: "~> v2"
-          args: build --clean --id xiond_${{ matrix.os }}_${{ matrix.arch }}
+          args: build --clean --skip validate --id xiond_${{ matrix.os }}_${{ matrix.arch }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/heighliner-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/heighliner-push.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f4c842d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/heighliner-push.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+name: Push Heighliner images
+
+# reusable workflow, do not add triggers
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  REPO: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/heighliner
+
+jobs:
+  merge:
+    name: Create registry manifests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Configure AWS credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          aws-region: us-east-1
+          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_OIDC_ROLE }}
+
+      - name: Login to Amazon ECR
+        id: login-ecr
+        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Prepare environment
+        run: |
+          echo "TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Metadata for xion container
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REPO }}
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+
+      - name: Download images
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}
+          pattern: heighliner*
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Load images
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}
+        run: |
+          for image in heighliner*.tar; do
+            PLATFORM=$(basename $image .tar | cut -d- -f2-)
+            docker load < $image;
+            docker tag heighliner:$PLATFORM ${REPO}:$PLATFORM
+            docker push ${REPO}:$PLATFORM;
+          done;
+
+      - name: Prepare mainfest vars
+        run: |
+          IMAGE_TARGETS=$(jq -cr '.tags | map("-t " + .) | join(" ")' <<< $DOCKER_METADATA_OUTPUT_JSON)
+          IMAGE_TAGS=$(docker image ls $REPO --digests --format json | jq -r '"\(.Repository):\(.Tag)"' | tr '\n' ' ')
+          echo "IMAGE_TAGS=$IMAGE_TAGS" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "IMAGE_TARGETS=${IMAGE_TARGETS}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create manifest list and push
+        run: |
+          eval "docker buildx imagetools create ${IMAGE_TARGETS} ${IMAGE_TAGS}"
+
+      - name: Inspect image
+        run: |
+          jq -cr '.tags | join(" ")' <<< "$DOCKER_METADATA_OUTPUT_JSON" | \
+          xargs -n1 docker buildx imagetools inspect%
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 8a694f08..1e8a7a59 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm"
 	wasmkeeper "github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm/keeper"
 	wasmtypes "github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm/types"
+	wasmvm "github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm/v2"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	aa "github.com/larry0x/abstract-account/x/abstractaccount"
 	aakeeper "github.com/larry0x/abstract-account/x/abstractaccount/keeper"
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability"
 	capabilitykeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability/keeper"
 	capabilitytypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability/types"
+	ibcwasm "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm"
+	ibcwasmkeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/keeper"
+	ibcwasmtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types"
 	ica "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts"
 	icacontroller "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller"
 	icacontrollerkeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper"
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ type WasmApp struct {
 	ICAHostKeeper         icahostkeeper.Keeper
 	TransferKeeper        ibctransferkeeper.Keeper
 	WasmKeeper            wasmkeeper.Keeper
+	WasmClientKeeper      ibcwasmkeeper.Keeper
 	AbstractAccountKeeper aakeeper.Keeper
 	IBCHooksKeeper        *ibchookskeeper.Keeper
 	ContractKeeper        *wasmkeeper.PermissionedKeeper
@@ -353,7 +358,7 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 		nftkeeper.StoreKey, group.StoreKey,
 		// non sdk store keys
 		ibcexported.StoreKey, ibctransfertypes.StoreKey, ibcfeetypes.StoreKey,
-		wasmtypes.StoreKey, icahosttypes.StoreKey,
+		ibcwasmtypes.StoreKey, wasmtypes.StoreKey, icahosttypes.StoreKey,
 		aatypes.StoreKey, icacontrollertypes.StoreKey, globalfee.StoreKey,
 		xiontypes.StoreKey, ibchookstypes.StoreKey, packetforwardtypes.StoreKey,
 		feeabstypes.StoreKey, jwktypes.StoreKey, tokenfactorytypes.StoreKey,
@@ -708,6 +713,22 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 	wasmOpts = append(owasm.RegisterStargateQueries(*app.GRPCQueryRouter(), appCodec), wasmOpts...)
 	wasmOpts = append(wasmOpts, tokenFactoryOpts...)
 
+	// instantiate the Wasm VM with the chosen parameters
+	// we need to create this double wasm dir because the wasmd Keeper appends an extra `wasm/` to the value you give it
+	doubleWasmDir := filepath.Join(wasmDir, "wasm")
+	wasmVM, err := wasmvm.NewVM(
+		doubleWasmDir,
+		availableCapabilities,
+		WasmContractMemoryLimit, // default of 32
+		wasmConfig.ContractDebugMode,
+		wasmConfig.MemoryCacheSize,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	wasmOpts = append(wasmOpts, wasmkeeper.WithWasmEngine(wasmVM))
+
 	app.WasmKeeper = wasmkeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
 		runtime.NewKVStoreService(keys[wasmtypes.StoreKey]),
@@ -729,6 +750,15 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 		wasmOpts...,
 	)
 
+	app.WasmClientKeeper = ibcwasmkeeper.NewKeeperWithVM(
+		appCodec,
+		runtime.NewKVStoreService(keys[ibcwasmtypes.StoreKey]),
+		app.IBCKeeper.ClientKeeper,
+		authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String(),
+		wasmVM,
+		app.GRPCQueryRouter(),
+	)
+
 	app.AbstractAccountKeeper = aakeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
 		keys[aatypes.StoreKey],
@@ -837,6 +867,7 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 		xion.NewAppModule(app.XionKeeper),
 		ibc.NewAppModule(app.IBCKeeper),
 		ibctm.NewAppModule(),
+		ibcwasm.NewAppModule(app.WasmClientKeeper),
 		transfer.NewAppModule(app.TransferKeeper),
 		ibcfee.NewAppModule(app.IBCFeeKeeper),
 		ica.NewAppModule(&app.ICAControllerKeeper, &app.ICAHostKeeper),
@@ -889,6 +920,7 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 		feeabstypes.ModuleName,
 		icatypes.ModuleName,
 		ibcfeetypes.ModuleName,
+		ibcwasmtypes.ModuleName,
 		wasmtypes.ModuleName,
 		aatypes.ModuleName,
 		xiontypes.ModuleName,
@@ -914,6 +946,7 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 		feeabstypes.ModuleName,
 		icatypes.ModuleName,
 		ibcfeetypes.ModuleName,
+		ibcwasmtypes.ModuleName,
 		wasmtypes.ModuleName,
 		aatypes.ModuleName,
 		ibchookstypes.ModuleName,
@@ -945,6 +978,7 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 		feeabstypes.ModuleName,
 		icatypes.ModuleName,
 		ibcfeetypes.ModuleName,
+		ibcwasmtypes.ModuleName,
 		// wasm after ibc transfer
 		wasmtypes.ModuleName,
 		aatypes.ModuleName,
@@ -1313,6 +1347,7 @@ func initParamsKeeper(appCodec codec.BinaryCodec, legacyAmino *codec.LegacyAmino
 	paramsKeeper.Subspace(aatypes.ModuleName)
 	paramsKeeper.Subspace(packetforwardtypes.ModuleName)
 	paramsKeeper.Subspace(feeabstypes.ModuleName)
+	paramsKeeper.Subspace(ibcwasmtypes.ModuleName)
 
 	// IBC params migration - legacySubspace to selfManaged
 	// https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/blob/main/docs/docs/05-migrations/11-v7-to-v8.md#params-migration
diff --git a/app/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades.go
index f4f1e594..e7b6c9bd 100644
--- a/app/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 )
 
-const UpgradeName = "v12"
+const UpgradeName = "v13"
 
 func (app *WasmApp) RegisterUpgradeHandlers() {
 	app.WrapSetUpgradeHandler(UpgradeName)
diff --git a/benchmarks/app_test.go b/benchmarks/app_test.go
index 9239f93b..4b7a7c01 100644
--- a/benchmarks/app_test.go
+++ b/benchmarks/app_test.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func InitializeWasmApp(b testing.TB, db dbm.DB, numAccounts int) AppInfo {
 		Label:  "Demo contract",
 		Msg:    initBz,
 	}
-	gasWanted := 500000 + 10000*uint64(numAccounts)
+	gasWanted := 500000 + 10000*uint64(numAccounts) // nolint:gosec
 	initTx, err := simtestutil.GenSignedMockTx(r, txGen, []sdk.Msg{&initMsg}, nil, gasWanted, "", []uint64{0}, []uint64{1}, minter)
 	require.NoError(b, err)
 	_, res, err := wasmApp.SimDeliver(txGen.TxEncoder(), initTx)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 41d10282..203d8aac 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v8 v8.0.2
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/modules/ibc-hooks/v8 v8.0.0-20240530162148-4827cf263165
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.1
+	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.4.2-0.20240730185033-ccd4dc278e72
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.5.1
 	github.com/cosmos/rosetta v0.50.6
 	github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go v1.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 70749689..0bf97dc3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/apps/callbacks v0.2.1-0.20231113120333-342c00b0
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/apps/callbacks v0.2.1-0.20231113120333-342c00b0f8bd/go.mod h1:JWfpWVKJKiKtd53/KbRoKfxWl8FsT2GPcNezTOk0o5Q=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.1 h1:ibwhrpJ3SftEEZRxCRkH0fQZ9svjthrX2+oXdZvzgGI=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.1/go.mod h1:rquyOV262nGJplkumH+/LeYs04P3eV8oB7ZM4Ygqk4E=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.4.2-0.20240730185033-ccd4dc278e72 h1:QjCi4bJoy9AXLL1e4jqi+4rHYN0gGZAQxf937cdWhw4=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.4.2-0.20240730185033-ccd4dc278e72/go.mod h1:yiulzyQAZ+Ci802z/kVQqTA3lGiSJOmDpTq7kZxOUNE=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.5.1 h1:3JleEMKBjRKa3FeTKt4fjg22za/qygLBo7mDkoYTNBs=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.5.1/go.mod h1:P5hkAvq0Qbg0h18uLxDVA9q1kOJ0l36htMsskiNwXbo=
 github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.11.0 h1:jk5skjT0TqX5e5QJbEnwXIS2yI2vnmLOgpQPeM5RtnU=
diff --git a/integration_tests/go.mod b/integration_tests/go.mod
index b2fed9a0..0ffc7731 100644
--- a/integration_tests/go.mod
+++ b/integration_tests/go.mod
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.50.10
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.7.0
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.1
+	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.4.2-0.20240730185033-ccd4dc278e72
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.5.1
 	github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v5 v5.0.0-alpha1.0.20240424193412-7cd900ad2a74
 	github.com/docker/docker v24.0.9+incompatible
diff --git a/integration_tests/go.sum b/integration_tests/go.sum
index aa1ac463..2654286a 100644
--- a/integration_tests/go.sum
+++ b/integration_tests/go.sum
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/apps/callbacks v0.2.1-0.20231113120333-342c00b0
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/apps/callbacks v0.2.1-0.20231113120333-342c00b0f8bd/go.mod h1:JWfpWVKJKiKtd53/KbRoKfxWl8FsT2GPcNezTOk0o5Q=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.1 h1:ibwhrpJ3SftEEZRxCRkH0fQZ9svjthrX2+oXdZvzgGI=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.1/go.mod h1:rquyOV262nGJplkumH+/LeYs04P3eV8oB7ZM4Ygqk4E=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.4.2-0.20240730185033-ccd4dc278e72 h1:QjCi4bJoy9AXLL1e4jqi+4rHYN0gGZAQxf937cdWhw4=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.4.2-0.20240730185033-ccd4dc278e72/go.mod h1:yiulzyQAZ+Ci802z/kVQqTA3lGiSJOmDpTq7kZxOUNE=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.5.1 h1:3JleEMKBjRKa3FeTKt4fjg22za/qygLBo7mDkoYTNBs=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.5.1/go.mod h1:P5hkAvq0Qbg0h18uLxDVA9q1kOJ0l36htMsskiNwXbo=
 github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.11.0 h1:jk5skjT0TqX5e5QJbEnwXIS2yI2vnmLOgpQPeM5RtnU=
diff --git a/integration_tests/upgrade_ibc_test.go b/integration_tests/upgrade_ibc_test.go
index 7ca79f41..65a7359f 100644
--- a/integration_tests/upgrade_ibc_test.go
+++ b/integration_tests/upgrade_ibc_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,45 @@ package integration_tests
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade"
+
+	"github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm"
+	wasmtypes "github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm/types"
+	"github.com/burnt-labs/xion/x/jwk"
+	"github.com/burnt-labs/xion/x/mint"
+	"github.com/burnt-labs/xion/x/xion"
+	moduletestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	authz "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/authz/module"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/consensus"
+	distr "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
+	genutiltypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov"
+	govclient "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/client"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params"
+	paramsclient "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/client"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability"
+	ibcwasm "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/transfer"
+	ibccore "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core"
+	ibcsolomachine "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine"
+	ibctm "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint"
+	ibclocalhost "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/light-clients/09-localhost"
+	ccvprovider "github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v5/x/ccv/provider"
+	aa "github.com/larry0x/abstract-account/x/abstractaccount"
+	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/tokenfactory/x/tokenfactory"
+
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 	govv1beta1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8/conformance"
@@ -22,10 +57,10 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	xionImageFrom   = "ghcr.io/burnt-labs/xion/heighliner"
-	xionVersionFrom = "9.0.1-rc2"
-	xionImageTo     = "ghcr.io/burnt-labs/xion/heighliner"
-	xionVersionTo   = "sha-7bba345"
-	xionUpgradeName = "v12"
+	xionVersionFrom = "12.0.1"
+	xionImageTo     = "xion"
+	xionVersionTo   = "local"
+	xionUpgradeName = "v13"
 
 	osmosisImage   = "ghcr.io/strangelove-ventures/heighliner/osmosis"
 	osmosisVersion = "v25.2.1"
@@ -61,7 +96,45 @@ func TestXionUpgradeIBC(t *testing.T) {
 				Bech32Prefix:   "xion",
 				Denom:          "uxion",
 				TrustingPeriod: ibcClientTrustingPeriod,
-				ModifyGenesis:  ModifyInterChainGenesis(ModifyInterChainGenesisFn{ModifyGenesisShortProposals}, [][]string{{votingPeriod, maxDepositPeriod}}),
+				EncodingConfig: func() *moduletestutil.TestEncodingConfig {
+					cfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(
+						auth.AppModuleBasic{},
+						genutil.NewAppModuleBasic(genutiltypes.DefaultMessageValidator),
+						bank.AppModuleBasic{},
+						capability.AppModuleBasic{},
+						staking.AppModuleBasic{},
+						mint.AppModuleBasic{},
+						distr.AppModuleBasic{},
+						gov.NewAppModuleBasic(
+							[]govclient.ProposalHandler{
+								paramsclient.ProposalHandler,
+							},
+						),
+						params.AppModuleBasic{},
+						slashing.AppModuleBasic{},
+						upgrade.AppModuleBasic{},
+						consensus.AppModuleBasic{},
+						transfer.AppModuleBasic{},
+						ibccore.AppModuleBasic{},
+						ibctm.AppModuleBasic{},
+						ibcwasm.AppModuleBasic{},
+						ccvprovider.AppModuleBasic{},
+						ibcsolomachine.AppModuleBasic{},
+
+						// custom
+						wasm.AppModuleBasic{},
+						authz.AppModuleBasic{},
+						tokenfactory.AppModuleBasic{},
+						xion.AppModuleBasic{},
+						jwk.AppModuleBasic{},
+						aa.AppModuleBasic{},
+					)
+					// TODO: add encoding types here for the modules you want to use
+					ibclocalhost.RegisterInterfaces(cfg.InterfaceRegistry)
+					return &cfg
+				}(),
+
+				ModifyGenesis: ModifyInterChainGenesis(ModifyInterChainGenesisFn{ModifyGenesisShortProposals}, [][]string{{votingPeriod, maxDepositPeriod}}),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -91,7 +164,7 @@ func TestXionUpgradeIBC(t *testing.T) {
 	chain, counterpartyChain := chains[0].(*cosmos.CosmosChain), chains[1].(*cosmos.CosmosChain)
 
 	const (
-		path        = "ibc-upgrade-test-path"
+		testPath    = "ibc-upgrade-test-testPath"
 		relayerName = "relayer"
 	)
 
@@ -112,7 +185,7 @@ func TestXionUpgradeIBC(t *testing.T) {
 			Chain1:  chain,
 			Chain2:  counterpartyChain,
 			Relayer: r,
-			Path:    path,
+			Path:    testPath,
 		})
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -134,8 +207,68 @@ func TestXionUpgradeIBC(t *testing.T) {
 	users := interchaintest.GetAndFundTestUsers(t, ctx, t.Name(), userFunds, chain)
 	chainUser := users[0]
 
+	// deploy the account contract, and pin it
+	fp, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	codeIDStr, err := chain.StoreContract(ctx, chainUser.FormattedAddress(),
+		path.Join(fp, "integration_tests", "testdata", "contracts", "account_updatable-aarch64.wasm"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	authority, err := chain.UpgradeQueryAuthority(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	codeID, err := strconv.Atoi(codeIDStr)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	pinCodeMsg := wasmtypes.MsgPinCodes{
+		Authority: authority,
+		CodeIDs:   []uint64{uint64(codeID)},
+	}
+	msg, err := chain.Config().EncodingConfig.Codec.MarshalInterfaceJSON(&pinCodeMsg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	pinCodeTx, err := chain.SubmitProposal(ctx, chainUser.KeyName(), cosmos.TxProposalv1{
+		Messages: []json.RawMessage{msg},
+		Metadata: "",
+		Deposit:  "100uxion",
+		Title:    "Pin AA Contract Code",
+		Summary:  "To verify that the wasm cache doesn't move or change during upgrade",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	proposalID, err := strconv.Atoi(pinCodeTx.ProposalID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Eventuallyf(t, func() bool {
+		proposalInfo, err := chain.GovQueryProposal(ctx, uint64(proposalID))
+		if err != nil {
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		} else {
+			if proposalInfo.Status == govv1beta1.StatusVotingPeriod {
+				return true
+			}
+			t.Logf("Waiting for proposal to enter voting status VOTING, current status: %s", proposalInfo.Status)
+		}
+		return false
+	}, time.Second*11, time.Second, "failed to reach status VOTING after 11s")
+
+	err = chain.VoteOnProposalAllValidators(ctx, uint64(proposalID), cosmos.ProposalVoteYes)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Eventuallyf(t, func() bool {
+		proposalInfo, err := chain.GovQueryProposal(ctx, uint64(proposalID))
+		if err != nil {
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		} else {
+			if proposalInfo.Status == govv1beta1.StatusPassed {
+				return true
+			}
+			t.Logf("Waiting for proposal to enter voting status PASSED, current status: %s", proposalInfo.Status)
+		}
+		return false
+	}, time.Second*11, time.Second, "failed to reach status PASSED after 11s")
+
 	// test IBC conformance before chain upgrade
-	conformance.TestChainPair(t, ctx, client, network, chain, counterpartyChain, rf, rep, r, path)
+	conformance.TestChainPair(t, ctx, client, network, chain, counterpartyChain, rf, rep, r, testPath)
 
 	height, err := chain.Height(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "error fetching height before submit upgrade proposal")
@@ -197,5 +330,5 @@ func TestXionUpgradeIBC(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "chain did not produce blocks after upgrade")
 
 	// test IBC conformance after chain upgrade on same path
-	conformance.TestChainPair(t, ctx, client, network, chain, counterpartyChain, rf, rep, r, path)
+	conformance.TestChainPair(t, ctx, client, network, chain, counterpartyChain, rf, rep, r, testPath)
 }
diff --git a/x/mint/common_test.go b/x/mint/common_test.go
index 4d7417f1..31d7117f 100644
--- a/x/mint/common_test.go
+++ b/x/mint/common_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	moduletestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
+
 	// banktestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/testutil"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"